New Russian Capture K98, could use a little help

[Doug S]

Badger, thanks for the pics. Mine looks like the 37. That makes a total of 3 confirmed 1937 stocks with the same markings. If I were a betting man, I'd say I have a 1937 Mauser Oberndorf stock.

[Doug S]

If anyone is interested, here is a link to a thread where I've posted some pictures of my ugly Russian Capture. I picked it up today. I think it's a neat piece of history.http://forums.gunboards.com/showthre...154#post376154

[Milsurp Collector]

You can learn more about ERMA at http://www.ycgg.org/pdfpages/ww2/erma.pdf

Russian Capture Kar98k's were taken apart by the Soviets and reassembled with mixed parts. Usually only the receiver and barrel match. The Soviets stamped the receiver's number on the left side of the buttstock and electropenciled the receiver's number on some of the metal parts.

[Doug S]

That article was very informative, and answered a lot of my questions. Thanks for the info, and link.